PENGARUH PIJAT BAYI TERHADAP DURASI MENYUSU PADA BAYI USIA 0-1 BULAN

Abstract

Background: Mothers' lack of knowledge about the duration, frequency, and correct method of breastfeeding, lack of family support, and low public awareness of the benefits of exclusive breastfeeding are the causes of low exclusive breastfeeding rates. One way to increase breastfeeding duration is by massaging the baby. This study aims to determine the effect of baby massage on breastfeeding duration in babies aged 0-1 month. Methods: The research is a type of pre-experiment research with a pre test - post test design without using a control group (without control group). Data collection was done by questionnaire. The number of respondents was 32 people with purposive sampling technique. The data obtained were processed statistically using the Chi-Square test and the Wicoxon test. Results: Based on the results of the analysis, it was found that the average value of breastfeeding duration during the post test was 14.06, which was lower than the pre-test average value of 13.28. Wilcoxon test results obtained a significance value of 0.166 (p> 0.05) This indicates that Ha is rejected.